Ottawa Plant — Accidents

Total: 92 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating end loader in quarry and drove over rough area and jarred his back.
01/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee sprained his ankle as he dismounted from the loader, in the quarry. Reporting due to mod. duty.
01/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW FIRST MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO REPLACE HOSES. REPORTING DUE TO STITCHES AND MODIFIED DUTY.
01/05/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ON CREEPER UNDER FRONT END LOADER GREASING DRIVE SHAFT. WHEN LIFTING HEAD TO LOCATE GREASE FITTINGS, HE STRAINED RIGHT UPPER BACK AREA. REPORTING DUE TO PRESCRIPTION MEDS, PHYSICAL THERAP...
12/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 55d restricted As employee was dismounting haul truck his right foot slipped on the packed snow, twisting/straining his knee.
10/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE'S 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS POKED/PUNCTURED WHEN PULLING DOWN ON DRILL CABLE. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR INFECTION.
07/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee lacerated and bruised his left hand and wrist while replacing the motor on VS-09. Laceration required stitches.
06/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted WHILE EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE FRONT END LOADER HE MISSED THE LAST RUNG WITH HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE, TEARING A LIGAMENT. HE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 8/4/05.
05/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While employee was locking the brake on the railcar, he strained his right shoulder.
04/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing an auger in the screen room employee pinched his left middle finger. Reporting due to prescription meds.
01/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Employee finished loading a shot and unrolled the lead in line when he stepped in a snow-covered hole. He lost his balance and fell on his right arm and shoulder.
01/19/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SPRAY APPLYING PRIMER, EMPLOYEE HAD AN ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY ATTACK RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
12/19/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After operating front end loader in quarry, Employee complained of back pain. Reported due to additional medical treatment & physical therapy.
01/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DRAIN CAP ON A PIPELINE, EE FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE WATER PIPES AND THE PIPELINE SHIFTED BACK HITTING EE IN THE LEGS.
09/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted STRAINED BACK WHILE RETRIEVING BAG THAT HAD DROPPED BY THE PALLETIZER ROLLERS.
09/17/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE RUNNING UTILITY LOADER AND HAUL TRUCK EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. THE PAIN PEAKED AFTER RUNNING THE LOADR IN THE QUARRY ON 9-17-03.
09/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS GOING UP THE STEPS TO THE CONTROL ROOM. ON THE LAST STEP HE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD JAMMING HIS FINGER INTO THE FLOOR GRATING, BREAKING A BONE IN HIS LT HAND.
05/31/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted WHILE REACHING FOR A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED &CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, STAINING HIS LT. SHOULDER. EE WAS SEEN AT HOSPITAL & MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED FOR SHOULDER/MUSCLE STRAIN & SPASM. REP...
03/19/2003 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 30d restricted EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RT. HIP FROM SITTING IN THE BACKHOE.
03/14/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN FROM BOUNCING AROUND IN THE HAUL TRUCK WHILE HAULING SAND TO THE DUMP SITE. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ROUGH THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. REPORTING DUE TO CHIROPRACTIC TREATM...
02/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING A DUMPSTER WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL ANGLE IRON- PINCHING HIS HAND IN BETWEENHE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS ON HIS LEFT AND FOURTH AND FIFTH DIGITS, REQUIRING STITCHES.
11/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DV-04, AT ABOUT 9:00 AM, WHILE TRYING TO PULL A CHUTE HE NOTICED HIS BACKHURTING ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE.
10/02/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE STRAINED HIS TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE (UPPER BACK) OPERATING A FRONTEND LOADER TO THE QUARRY. REPORTING DUE TO : THIS INJURY REQUIRED PHYSICALTHERAPY, ICE PACKS IBUPROFEN AND MODIFIED DUTY.
01/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE WAS PICKING UP A 50# BAG OF SAND WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE IS ON MODIFIED DUTY WITH A GROIN STRAIN.
10/02/2001 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.
09/06/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NO SPECIFICE INJURY, EE HAS LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION IN LEFT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS: PROBABLE LEFT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROM. EE FEELS THE PROBLEM IS FROM OPERATING THE KOMATSU LOADER 3 YRS. AG O. (L....
08/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 148d restricted EE WAS DESCENDING THE WEST CATWALK ON BC-50 AFTER A ROUTINE CHECK OF EQUIPMENT. AS HE GOT TO THEFLIGHT OF STEPS AT THE BOTTOM, HE SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE RAILING. SURGERY 11/23.
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHOULDER HAS BEEN GETTING PERSISTENTLY MORE PAINFUL. HE HAS A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SHOULDER BLADE. THE DOCTOR HAS RECOMMENDED PHYSIC AL THER...
05/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted EE WAS LOADING ROCKS INTO A BAG. HE STARTED TO WORK FASTER AND TWISTED AS HE LIFTED. HIS BACK DID NOT START HURTING UNTIL HE LAID DOWN AT HOME.
04/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted AFTER TIGHTENING A FLANGE ON THE SLURRY LINE, EE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN WAVING TO OPERATOR TO START UP PUMP. MODIFIED DUTY AS OF 4-17-01.
03/19/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN A BEAM, THE DRILL BIT BOWED (CAUGHT) & THE TORGUE TWISTED THE DRILL CATCHING EE'S RIGHT HAND AGAINST A BEAM. FRACTURED RIGHT HAND
03/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CONVEYER BELT ROLLER, EMPLOYEE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND SPRAINED HIS CALF MUSCLE.
03/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING OFF CONVEYOR. SEEN MEDICAL DR. AND ATTENDED THERAPY. MODIFIED DUTY.
02/24/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRONS WITH A CUTTING TORCH. THE PIECE FELL HITTING ANOTHER OBEJECT & BOUNCED & HIT EE IN THE FOREHEAD. A SMALLLACERATION WAS GLUED BY DR.
12/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EXTREME COLD WINDY CONDITION LOWER BACK PAIN WORKING HUNCHED OVER INSTALLING PIPE LINE IN NORTH QUARRY. WENT FOR MED ATTENTION 1/3/01 PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY
08/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ""SNAKE"" CONVEYOR INTO BOXCAR TO PREPARE FOR NEXT DAY, WHEN HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND FINGER BETWEEN CONVEYOR & BOXCAR WALL; HE RECEIVED MEDICAL EXAM FOR INJURY ON 8/6/00--M ODIFI...
06/30/2000 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AFTER CUTTING WEEDS NEAR PIPELINE, EE NOTICED A RASH ON RIGHT ARM. AREA CONTINUED TO ITCH AND RASH PERSISTED. SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION, A CREAM WAS PRESCRIBED FOR THE AFFECTED AREA.
05/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE STRAP UP ON THE IBC BAGSO THE FORKLIFT COULD GET UNDER IT. HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE STRAP AND THE FORK, RE- SULTING IN A DEEP CUT.
05/20/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE DID NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED HIS NECK TO BECOME SORE AND STIFF. HE WAS PEROFRMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES-OPERATING FRONT END LOADER IN QUARRY.
03/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost WHILE SERVICING D8 DOZER. AN OLDE BACK INJURY WAS AGGRAVATED.
03/06/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 44d restricted EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SORENESS IN FOREARMS IN 3/00. ONLY INTERMITTENT SORENESS UNTIL JULY, WHEN SYMPTOMS INCLUDED INCREASED PAIN, NUMBNESS, THROBBING IN FINGERS. SYMPTOMS CONTINUE DURING AND A FTER WO...
01/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted CLIMBED ONTO ROLL CRUSHER HOUSING TO INSPECT FOR PROBLEMS. SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING DOWN - DROPPED 18"".